 | George Sharswood - Legal ethics - 1860 - 212 pages
...Casey, 317. When, however, an 23 extent of legal liability, that of moral responsibility is wider. Entire devotion to the interest of the client, warm zeal in the maintenance and defence of his rights, and the exertion of his utmost learning and ability,— -these are the higher... | |
 | George Sharswood - Legal ethics - 1876 - 230 pages
...even a judge, is bound to know all the law ; or that an attorney is to lose his fair bility is wider. Entire devotion to the interest of the client, warm zeal in the maintenance recompense on account of an error, being such an error as a cautious man might fall into :" Montriou... | |
 | American Bar Association - Bar associations - 1921 - 1066 pages
...cause. It la improper for a lawyer to assert 1n argument his personal helief in his client's 1nnocence or in the justice of his cause. The lawyer owes "entire...devotion to the Interest of the client, warm zeal 1n the maintenance and defense of his rights and the exertion of his utmost learning and ahility,"... | |
 | American Bar Association - Bar associations - 1915 - 990 pages
...than does the false claim, often set up hy the unsorupulous In defense of questionahle transactions, that it is the duty of the lawyer to do whatever may enahle him to succeed in winning his client's cause. It is Improper for a lawyer to assert In argument... | |
 | Canada - 1921 - 804 pages
...should not admit. He should not, either in argument to the Court or in address to the jury, assert his personal belief in his client's innocence, or in the justice of his cause, or as to any of the facts involved in the matter under investigation. (4) He should never seek to privately... | |
 | Clark Bell - Law - 1911 - 264 pages
...services ; and lawsuits with clients should be resorted to only to prevent injustice, imposition or fraud. "It is improper for a lawyer to assert in argument...client's innocence, or in the justice of his cause. "The office of attorney does not permit, much less does it demand of him for any client, violation of law... | |
 | Commercial law - 1912 - 260 pages
...than does the false claim, often set up by the unscrupulous in defense of questionable transactions, that it is the duty of the lawyer to do whatever may...his cause. The lawyer owes "entire devotion to the interests of the client, warm zeal in the maintenance and defense of his rights and the exertion of... | |
 | Commercial law - 1913 - 632 pages
...than does the false claim, often set up by the unscrupulous in defense of questionable transactions, that it is the duty of the lawyer to do whatever may...is improper for a lawyer to assert in argument his perspnal belief in his client's innocence or in the justice of his cause. The lawyer owes "entire devotion... | |
 | American Bar Association. Committee to Draft Canons of Professional Ethics - 1908 - 140 pages
...Approved. BALDWIN : Altered as follows : "Impersonality of the Advocate. It is improper for an attorney to assert in argument his personal belief in his client's innocence or the justice of his cause. Aside from other obvious objections, if such assertions are habitually made... | |
 | Charles Richmond Henderson - Christian sociology - 1909 - 356 pages
...than does the false claim often set up by the unscrupulous in defense of questionable transactions, that it is the duty of the lawyer to do whatever may...enable him to succeed in winning his client's cause. A lawyer owes entire devotion to the interest of his client, warm zeal in the maintenance and defense... | |
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... or to foster popular prejudice against lawyers as a class, and to deprive the profession of that full measure of public esteem and confidence which belongs to the proper discharge of its duties than does the false claim, often set up by the unscrupulous... 
